VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It)
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2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to)
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3. The distance from Ha Noi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It)
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4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang? (how)
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5. There wasn't much traffic when I was small. (used to).
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6. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
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7. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120 km. (It)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. II. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. Most of my classmates go to school by bicycle.
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2. It is about three kilometres from my house to the nearest town.
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3. The students are leaning road signs in the schoolyard.
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4. There are often traffic jams in the city centre in the rush hour.
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5. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods.
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6. Trung usually rides his motorbike very carefully.
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III. Write the sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. We/ used/ school / foot.-> .....................................................................................................................
2. It /about / 30 km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/ -> …………………………………………………..........
3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.
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4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?
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5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.
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6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.
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IV. Write a paragraph about traffic problems in your city/ your town (from 80 to 100 words)
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1,it's three years since i lost saw nam
=> i haven't seen Nam for three years
2, the last time she visited me was five months ago
=> she hasn't visited me for five months
3, i last wrote to my cousin mai in june
=> i haven't written to my cousin Mai since June
4, it's a long time since we became close friends
=> we have became close friends for a long time
5, this is the first time he went abroad
=> he hasn't gone abroad before
6, we began eating when it started to rain
=> we have begun eating since it started to rain
7, i last had my hair out when i left her
=> i haven't had my hair out since i left her
Rewrite the following sentences unchanging the meaning:
1, It's three years since I last saw Nam.
=> I haven't seen Nam for three years.
2, The last time she visited me was five months ago.
=> She hasn't visited me for five months.
3, I last wrote to my cousin Mai in June.
=> I haven't written to my cousin Mai since June.
4, It's a long time since we became close friends.
=> We have become close friends for a long time.
5, This is the first time he went abroad.
=> He hasn't gone abroad before.
6, We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have eaten since it started to rain.
7, I last had my hair out when I left her.
=> I haven't had my hair out since I left her.